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EDMONTON — Police north of Toronto have released the names of two women with Alberta connections found dead at a Barrie, Ont., TraveLodge hotel.

The deceased are Helen Dorrington, 52, of Cold Lake, Alta., and Mary Hepburn, 32, of Barrie.

Police have charged Mark Dobson, 22, with two counts of first-degree murder.

The women's bodies were found Wednesday afternoon.

Dobson, who police say had been living in B.C. until recently, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. He was listed in stable condition Thursday and has been remanded into custody. He is scheduled to appear in court May 9.

Police said Hepburn moved to the city from Cold Lake last summer. The three knew each other, a police spokesman said, refusing to disclose how.

Barrie is about 100 kilometres north of Toronto.

Cold Lake's RCMP detachment is assisting the Barrie police with its investigation, RCMP Sgt. Brent Sawatzky said Thursday. The detachment's victim services team also helped notify next-of-kin of the deaths, Sawatzky said.

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